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City sees benefit to multifamily housing — but keeping commercial presence — at Peninsula Shopping Center

Feb 17, 2026 | By:

As the city of Gig Harbor prepares to overhaul its zoning codes, a possible public-private partnership to bring multifamily housing to the Judson Street complex is an option.

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State Senate votes in favor of so-called ‘millionaires’ tax’

Feb 17, 2026 | By: Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard

Washington state moved one step closer Monday to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it wouldn’t. Majority Democrats in the Senate advanced legislation on a 27-22 vote to tax households earning more than a million dollars. Passage of the bill followed a three-and-a-half hour debate on whether this will make for a fairer

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City monitoring proposed legislation that would complicate camping bans

Feb 16, 2026 | By:

The legislation would bar local jurisdictions from enforcing camping bans, unless they provide “adequate” shelter beds. State Rep. Adison Richards, D-Gig Harbor, voted against it.

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Fox Island Bridge replacement details emerge in Pierce County’s newly-released study

Feb 12, 2026 | By:

The Fox Island Bridge Type, Size and Location study, released last week, clarifies length and cost for three replacement options.

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City honors Alan Anderson, the ‘heart and soul’ of local canoe and kayak sports

Feb 11, 2026 | By:

Alan Anderson founded the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Club in 2002. The city of Gig Harbor will name a boat storage facility at Ancich Park after him.

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Opinion mixed on Pierce County public safety levy proposal

Feb 11, 2026 | By:

If approved by the county council, the levy would create a 0.1% sales tax — one cent on every $10 spent — to increase funding for public safety, including in the Sheriff’s Office.

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City proposes increased protections for wetlands, other critical areas

Feb 09, 2026 | By:

The code update will make some land less developable in Gig Harbor, but future revisions to the city’s housing code will make other properties more developable.

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Nonprofit identifies hundreds of potential fish passage barriers on Gig Harbor Peninsula

Feb 05, 2026 | By:

A May 2025 study conducted by the Wild Fish Conservancy identified at least 378 in-stream structures on the Gig Harbor Peninsula.

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PenMet budget in solid shape, staff tells commissioners

Feb 04, 2026 | By: Suzanne Roig

Revenues came in higher and expenses lower than the park district anticipated.

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City expects to complete Homeport project by year’s end

Jan 29, 2026 | By:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accepted an updated mitigation plan, allowing work on the long-awaited Commercial Fishing Homeport to proceed.

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